The square watermelons are grown in Japan in tempered glass boxes, where farmers check on them several times a day. This labour intensive process means a heavy mark-up.

Overwaitea Food Group has been importing square watermelons to B.C.'s high-end grocery chain Urban Fare for about 10 years.

An Urban Fare manager in Vancouver told the Huffington Post B.C. that customers and businesses have been purchasing the fruit for the novelty, and that the store usually sells out of its 100 or so watermelons every year.

Save-On-Foods did not immediately return a call about the popularity of the fruit in Alberta.

However, it's reported that square watermelons are actually quite bitter and bad tasting because they're harvested before they're ripe. So don't expect the taste to match the price.

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Square watermelons are grown in tempered glass boxes in Japan.

Square watermelons for sale in Vancouver.

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